Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-09-20
OXFORD COUNTY HORSE NOTES

FURTHER MOTIFS PROM THE STATE PAIR
- riIE IANnLErosilss vs.. rnE NOR
oASs AGAIN.
Ilennis T., 0ffA, and fatiniizs, th'
three mare. who tough. 90 gamely FOL
frs, money at III. Breeders Association
races on the fair grounds Aug. 25th.-
Rennie L. winning the race after OF.
and Fa,iniix, had each won one heat
were sgain brough, together in a des'
pers,e struggle for victory in the 2:iC
race during the last day Of the State
Fair at Lssi,ton. Aher an exciting
race Rennis 7. sg,in showed up as the
winner. although the Others showed great
bursts Of speed. FA'ini'xl was timed
a full mile separately In 2;J5t, but. As in
previous races. she acted unsteady on the
frs, quarter After the race her owners
were offered $500 for her. This they de-
elinsd. as they considered her TO be an I'M
proving mare aud likely TO ,ro, Ia $50
another year.
In the race for three -year.old stations.
Jason Ra,.elrs Black Nathan 90, sec.
oad money, frs, money going 10 Harold
son. son of Prescott. who won a very
easy race. though Black Nothan ,ro,ied
well aud reflected credi, on his popular
young sire. Baby Dean. public tiL
2;25i Oar rerders will reoollee, ,ha,
las, 'pring when our friend Jason
wrote ior the paper. Ia regard TO the mer-
it, Of the Morgans and HAmble,onians
I. producers Of ,ro,ier.. he cited Prescott,
! Constellation. Gideon. and Glenarm as
conspicuous failures among the Handle.
ioniln. as ,ires Of speed, even stating
iha, Glsnsrm had no, single col, able TO
show three minutes; aud we know Of
several Others who seconded the opinions
ofJs.e bat even the wisest sometimes ge,
left. Pr.eo,,'s .on HAroldson has prov
ed himself to be the fastest ,hree-year.
old In Maine tbs year. and ComrAde. by
Gideon. !. one Of the fastest two-year-
old..
The fastest two.yen.old IA Elmbrook,
BY Hamblstonian Chief. soa Of Middleton,
by Ry.dyk. Hsmblsionian. lie has a
record az ,wo.yeXr.old Of 2:i2t, aud
llaroldson Of 2:iit. Comfade has
record Of $50 as a two.year.old.
Constellation mas another TO bis credit
In the $50 lis,, the PAGER Illusion. by
bin. having lately 90, record In 2'21t'
None OF Glensrm'. get have started In
races ,hi. year. and nons have 20. rec
ord.. but = number have showed their
ability 10 bes, three minutes. The i've
yeAr-old stallion Bo,iolia. by him, owned
by A. q. Frost Of Auburn. showed a
mile in 2:i7 the hr., time hilehed 10
sulky this fall. tlo,,ing the half IN l:22.
quarter In 90 seconds. CA,el. by Glen
arm. ,ro,,ed = fall mile to wagon In
2:i7i.2, and We were told by reliable par
ties that Cyril. owned BY j. L. Jewe,i.
showed a half Ia l:2O on the track q,
State Fair. We don't youch for this. but
no man will dsny ,hA, be can beat three
minutes. Glenarm was awarded first
prize al.o for be., ,ro,,ing stock stallion.
We chronicle these facts fof the reason
that the above. mentioned horses have
been denounced as failures by many.
We will also mention that the fastest
mile ,ro,,ed by Maine horse on
Maine track this year was ,ro,,ed Al the
State Fair by the Hamble,oni.n stallion
Dictator Chief. owned by G. II. Nelson
aud 20, by Dictator, son Of HAmb!e'oa.
ian. In hi. mile for the stallion cup he
uo,,sd in 2:2j i.2. lie Is only five
years old.
We believe 10 having dash Of Nor
gan blood in our horses. and we saw at
the fair many very fast and handsome
representatives Of this still pOpalar fam.
ily. Ba, considering the wonderful speed
shown by Baby Dean and several Others
Of the Daniel Boone family. We would
advise jason. for the sake Of consistency.
to cease claiming that his colt. Black
Nathan. son Of Baby Dean, took all his
speed from hi. dam, who was by Ino. son
OF Gen. Knox.
Las, week we mentioned the fac.
,hl, Ned ". 20, by Wheeler S Trae's
Thomas Carlyle. took second premium
for best ,so.ye.r-old stallion. Since
then We have learned ,ha, another OF
Carlyle gs, obtained second prize. the
recipient being the two.year-old flly
M.dge d.. owned by George L. Down.
ing Of Norway.